NBMG Sample Site 3876

The NBMG Sample Site 3876 is a lead and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,721 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: NBMG Sample Site 3876  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation: 4,721 Feet (1,439 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.32778, -118.12528

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NBMG Sample Site 3876 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: NBMG Sample Site 3876


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Chalk Mountain


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3876 CHIPPED FROM VEIN CONTAINS +20% FE, 1.5% MG, 3% CA, 0.15% TI, 200 PPM MN, 20 PPM AG, 700 PPM AS, 70 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 150 PPM BI, 30 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 30 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 5000 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 20 PPM SN, 100 PPM V, 150 PPM W, 15 PPM Y, 3000 PPM ZN, 50 PPM ZR.


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Location): WEST SIDE OF CHALK MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT

Comment (Deposit): VEIN ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN DOLOMITE AND GRANODIORITE-GOSSAN WITH FE-MN OXIDE.


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 22 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, PL. 1.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.